Vocabulary

• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• bow to: To bend the head or body as a sign of respect or greeting.
• go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• as anything: Used to emphasize intensity or degree of a quality or action.
• in the process of: During the course of; while something is happening or being done.
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• deal with
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• setback: Unfortunate happening that hinders or frustrates
• steep: Very expensive
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• sharp: Person's name
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• stern: Being very severe, strict, or serious
• bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• length: Distance from one end of a pool to the other
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• assistance: Act of helping someone
• deep: Complex and important
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• slope: Angle of a decline, e.g. where a road dips down
• funnel: to send something directly and intentionally.
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• considerably: Quite a lot; to a large degree
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
• long: Person's name
• soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• naval: Concerning a navy or ships used in war
• involvement: Act or process of joining in a particular activity
• rake: Tool used to gather leaves or break up soil
• friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
• hull: Frame or main body of a boat
• navy: Very dark shade of blue
• shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
• calculus: Branch of math dealing with rates of change, etc.
• weaponry: Collection of weapons and weapon-like instruments
• botch: To do something very badly or carelessly
• outdate: To be older than
• waterline: Line painted on ship to show safe limit of water